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Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time

시한부 천재가 살아남는 법

Jung Yeonshin has the mind to invent martial arts from scratch, but the family that raised him treats him as expendable. Then he learns that he was born with a body unlikely to survive beyond twenty. The diagnosis turns every lesson, duel, and breakthrough into a race against time. Rather than surrender to an early death, Yeonshin uses hi

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Jung Yeonshin has the mind to invent martial arts from scratch, but the family that raised him treats him as expendable. Then he learns that he was born with a body unlikely to survive beyond twenty. The diagnosis turns every lesson, duel, and breakthrough into a race against time. Rather than surrender to an early death, Yeonshin uses his rare talent to develop new techniques and seek a way to live long enough to make his abilities count.

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A murim survival story in which genius is not a guarantee of victory: each improvement matters because Jung Yeonshin may not live to enjoy it. His talent for creating martial arts gives the progression an inventive edge, while his family's disregard and the countdown on his life keep the emotional stakes personal. The series mixes traditional sect-era combat with a more urgent question than who will become the strongest: can a prodigy outthink the limits of his own body?

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Chapter 94
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Chapter 93
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Chapter 92
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Chapter 91
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Chapter 90
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Chapter 89
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Chapter 88
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Chapter 87
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Chapter 86
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Chapter 85
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Chapter 84
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Chapter 83
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Chapter 82
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Chapter 81
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Chapter 80
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Chapter 79
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Chapter 78
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Chapter 77
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Chapter 76
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Chapter 75.5
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Chapter 75
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Chapter 74
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Chapter 73
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Chapter 72
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Chapter 71
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Chapter 70
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Chapter 69
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Chapter 68
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Chapter 67
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Chapter 66
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Chapter 65
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Chapter 64
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Chapter 63
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Chapter 62
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Chapter 61
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Chapter 60
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Chapter 59
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Chapter 58
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Chapter 57
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Chapter 56
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Chapter 55
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Chapter 54
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Chapter 53
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Chapter 52
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Chapter 51
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Chapter 50
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Chapter 49
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Chapter 48
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Chapter 47
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Chapter 46
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Chapter 45
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Chapter 44
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Chapter 43
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Chapter 42
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Chapter 41
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Chapter 40
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Chapter 39
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Chapter 38
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Chapter 37
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Chapter 36
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Chapter 35
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Chapter 34
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Chapter 33
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Chapter 32
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Chapter 31
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Chapter 30
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Chapter 29
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Chapter 28
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Chapter 27
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Chapter 26
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Chapter 25
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 1
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Focus on Yeonshin’s long black hair and deep red martial robes; flames, ash, and the contrast between composure and imminent loss suit the cover. The narrative is about a lifespan crisis, not a reincarnation or game system.

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